as in souls
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people
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Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
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In Ready or Not 2, which picks up right where the last one left off, Grace discovers that the Le Domases are one of six families who sold their souls to the devil for wealth and power.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Previously, an English bull terrier Border collie mix was melting hearts on social media.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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For all the success Duke has had through the years, the Blue Devils have now had hearts broken by UConn three straight times in the Big Dance.—
Noah Trister,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many grasses evolved to be partly dispersed by herbivorous mammals, the seeds passing through guts with the bulky leafy tissue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Alloway’s debut is a beautiful disaster that even at its weakest points has just enough glamor and guts to justify most genre girlies taking the journey eventually.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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How did human bones, possibly several hundred years old and believed to originate from another country, come to rest beneath a residential property in Richland County?—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Speculation quickly grew that the bones could be connected to a missing person’s cold case — a theory that resonated in a community where unresolved disappearances weigh heavily.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Just a few years ago, the antique cushion cut diamond was not a stone on many people’s minds.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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For the mothers in the Ladan camp in the town of Dollow, survival is the only thing on their minds — not the Iran war or how UNICEF gets the supplies to keep the place running.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Inner spaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20spaces. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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